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Makhanda News: Welcome rain has fallen over past 24 hours, with more to come

9 March 2019 By Port Elizabethan

Welcome rain has fallen over past 24 hours, with more to come: Port Elizabeth, East London and Mthatha are expected to receive around 50mm and rainfall in the Makhanda area may exceed 80mm. Flooding is expected over areas, especially east of and including Makhand…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

EFF sets its eyes on governing Gauteng: Poor governance at SABC started 5 years ago: Tseisi Mosoeu family disappointed with Coligny verdict Five killed in Durban shooting Teachers union laments KZN accident that claimed 3 pupils’ lives Acad…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

South Africa: The National Arts Festival Is On, Despite the Drought: As you are likely to have heard, our city, Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown), is experiencing the effects of a severe drought — the worst we’ve seen in 220 years. Still, we are prepared and look forwar…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Leonard Makhanda NDip B-Tech Banking CAIB (SA): Mr. Leonard Makhanda, NDip B-Tech Banking CAIB (SA) served as General Manager of Greater Africa Properties, a subsidiary of Nafcoc Investments. Mr. Makhanda serves as an Executive Director at Batsomi …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Third borehole yields water in Makhanda: Disaster relief organisation, Gift of Givers says in spite of the mounting challenges in the face of no rain and limited functional water treatment plants, it is optimistic that it will achieve a subs…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Drought-ridden Makhanda declared a state of disaster: The Sarah Baartman District Municipality in the Eastern Cape, which includes drought-stricken Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown), has been declared a local state of disaster. The declaration was made in …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

EDITORIAL: Another Life Esidimeni tragedy waiting to happen: In 2016, as the Life Esidimeni tragedy was unfolding in Gauteng, a crisis of a different sort was playing out in the corridors of Fort England, a psychiatric hospital in Makhanda in the Eastern Cape. …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Makhanda water crisis escalating: The search for an alternative water source for the drought stricken town of Makhanda is already successful. The aim is to sink 20 boreholes. The first of these is already providing good quality water …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Makhanda drowns in sewage – DA ECape: As the municipal workers’ strike continues unabated in Makhanda, residents are being forced to live in conditions that are not even fit for animals. While severe water leakages continue to plague the …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Gift of the Givers drills for water in drought stricken Makhanda: In attempt to help the drought stricken town of Makhanda in the Eastern Cape, relief organisation the Gift of the Givers has struck pure drinking water while drilling an exploratory borehole. Dr Gideo…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

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